02/2019

ŠKODA Mobil - newsletter, February 2019.

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  EXCEPTIONAL YEAR

  IN PRODUCTION

  886,100 ŠKODAS ROLLED DOWN THE

  PRODUCTION LINES IN CZECH REPUBLIC

  886,100 ŠKODAS ROLLED DOWN THE

  PRODUCTION LINES IN CZECH REPUBLIC

  EXCEPTIONAL YEAR

  IN PRODUCTION

  2 2019

  ICY RALLY YIELDS SILVER MEDAL

  FACTORY TEAM FINISHES SECOND

  IN CATEGORY IN SWEDEN

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  PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING

  CARMAKER GETS READY FOR

  ELECTROMOBILITY ERA

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  ROAD TO IMPROVEMENT

  SPOTLIGHT ON THE

  TOGETHER4INTEGRITY PROGRAMME

  PAGE 4

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  NEW HR DIRECTOR

  FOR THE INDIA 2.0 PROJECT

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  OCTAVIA HAS AGAIN WON

  THE BEST CARS SURVEY

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  SUCCESS IN

  THE TOP EMPLOYERS SURVEY

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  THE CAR COMPANY IS GOING FOR

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  

  

  

  

  

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  

  

  

  

  

  400 %

  ŠKODA ACHIEVED

  A HUGE YEAR -ON-

  -YEAR INCREASE OF

  400PERCENT IN ITS

  JANUARY SALES IN

  ALGERIA, MAINLY

  THANKS TO THE

  LAUNCH OF THE

  FABIA AND RAPID

  MODELS ON THE

  LOCAL MARKET

  DEMAND FOR KAROQ

  IS GROWING

  

  

  

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  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  300,000

  IN 2018, KVASINY PRODUCED

  OVER 300,000 CARS FOR THE

  FIRST TIME EVER

  0.39

  LAST YEAR, THE KVASINY

  PLANT SAW ITS LOWEST

  EMPLOYEE TURNOVER SINCE

  2015, WHICH AMOUNTED TO

  ONLY 0.39 PERCENT

  AROUND THE WORLD

  COUNTRIES WITH A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN ŠKODA SALES IN JANUARY 2019

  IN PERCENT COMPARED WITH JANUARY 2018

  BABY JESUS’ GRANDCHILDREN

  FROM THE KVASINY PLANT

  6

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  THE FIRST JOINT LABORATORY

  ŠKODA UNI.LAB IN LIBEREC

  8

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  VW GROUP COMPONENTS

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  102,600

  TOTAL NUMBER OF

  VEHICLES SOLD IN

  JANUARY 2019

  FLIGHT THROUGH THE ŠKODA WORLD

  2 ŠKODA MOBIL FEBRUARY 2019

  Russia  23 %

  Serbia  28 %

  Denmark  29 %

  Israel  31 %

  Switzerland  37 %

  Netherlands  61 %

  Bulgaria  77 %

  Algeria  419 %

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  Work Regulations

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  

  Code of Conduct

  

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  

  Integrity, compliance and corporate culture

  

  

  

  

  Whistle -blower system

  

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  Conducting a Team dialogue

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  Mood indicator

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  

  

  ŠTĚPÁN VORLÍČEK

  In the Team dialogues,

  you can decide yourself

  whether to assign

  points anonymously or

  publicly in front of the

  whole team. Information

  on the vote remains

  within the team.

  CREATIVE DISCUSSION

  AND EVALUATION

  UNTIL THE END OF MARCH, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES

  WILL BE CONDUCTING TEAM DIALOGUES

  COMPARISON

  IN NUMBERS

  Current statistics of breach of work discipline

  at ŠKODA AUTO a.s. for fourth quarter 2018:

  282 cases of breach of work discipline in total

  25 of them led to employment termination

  (9%of cases of work discipline violation led to

  employment termination)

  Long-term statistics:

  11 % of cases of work discipline violation led to

  employment termination

  Cases of employment termination in Q4 2018:

  15× unjustified absence

  6× alcohol/drug abuse

  4× attack on employer property

  Long-term statistics and most frequent causes:

  1. unjustified absence

  2. alcohol/drug abuse

  3. attack on employer property

  4. occupational health and safety breach

  5. violence (threats, physical assaults)

  6. refusal to perform work

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  MEASURES

  INTERVIEW WITH MAREK

  DRAŠAR OFGO– GOVERNANCE,

  RISK & COMPLIANCE

  Why was Together4Integrity (T4I) established

  and what is its mission?

  

  

  

  

  

  

  The title includes the concept of integrity–

  what does it cover?

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  The employees have been familiarising

  themselves with the new VW Group

  Essentials for several months now. Why were

  they compiled, and how do they relate to the

  programme?

  

  

  

  

  They play a key role in the compliance and

  risk management programme. Why?

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  Strategy

  Integrity and

  compliance

  is central to

  our business

  strategy

  Culture

  of Integrity

  Our leaders at all

  levels across our

  organization build and

  sustain a culture of

  integrity

  Resolute

  Accountability

  We take action

  and hold ourselves

  accountable when

  wrongdoing occurs

  Risk

  Management

  Integrity and

  compliance risks are

  identified, owned,

  managed and

  mitigated

  Speak-up

  Environment

  We encourage,

  protect and value

  the reporting

  of concerns

  and suspected

  wrongdoing

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  As we continue the

  transformation process,

  we should distinguish

  the fundamental from

  the insignificant and

  carry on with what has

  proved useful in the

  past.

  OPERATING

  PROFIT

  GROWTH

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  RED

  2019 targets

  REGIONAL

  RESPONSIBILITY

  The carmaker is set

  to introduce a new

  organisational structure in

  the INDIA 2.0 project that

  will help to reduce costs,

  and its management will

  become more ecient.

  In China, the focus will

  be on consolidating the

  market position through

  the consistent continuation

  of the product oensive,

  Master Plan and the long-

  -term Brand Boost China

  campaign (strengthening

  brand awareness in China).

  DIGITAL

  TRANSFORMATION

  2019 will bring more

  decisions and activities

  aimed at accelerating the

  company’s digitisation.

  These include the

  establishment of the new

  Digital Mobility Company

  and other important partial

  projects at ŠKODA AUTO

  DigiLab with our Israeli

  partners.

  ELECTRIFICATION

  AND CO

  2

  ŠKODA AUTO is enter-

  ing the period of e -mobility.

  The production of the SU-

  PERB PHEV is due to start

  in the first half of 2019, and

  the company will also pres-

  ent its first fully electric ve-

  hicle, the CITIGO.

  CAPACITIES

  In preparation for produc-

  tion of the Passat and the

  SUPERB in Kvasiny start-

  ing in 2023, ŠKODA AUTO

  will set up a new model of

  cooperation and manage-

  ment structure in line with

  the benefits of joint pro-

  duction and partnership.

  2020 ATTACK Plan 1.0

  and 2.0

  The carmaker has set

  a target to save EUR

  135 million as part of its

  ATTACK Plan 1.0. The

  programme’s second

  stage (2.0) will define its

  potential and structure.

  1

  Jarmila Plachá, head

  of the ŠKODA AUTO

  DigiLab, in discussion

  with her co-workers at

  the Digital Transformation

  workshop

  2

  Dedication to work

  during the Responsibility

  for the Region workshop,

  which focused on the

  Indian and Chinese

  markets

  3

  Bernhard Maier,

  chairman of the Board,

  and Andre Wehner, head

  of Company Development

  and Digitisation, at the

  2020 ATTACK Plan 1.0 and

  2.0 workshop

  4

  The Responsibility for

  the Region workshop was

  presented by Christian

  Cahn von Seelen, head of

  Regional Development

  and Regional Strategy

  1

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  2

  6 ŠKODA MOBIL FEBRUARY 2019

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  

  LUCIE KETTNEROVÁ

  Czech citizens

  stand out in waste

  management, support

  even more radical

  environment measures

  and are critical of large

  construction and mining

  operations.

  How ŠKODA employees

  participate in protecting

  the environment

  Sorting waste 83 %

  Other 39 %

  Car sharing 17 %

  Cycling to work 13 %

  Buying organic food 10 %

  Driving a CNG car 6 %

  A total of 2,572 employees cast their votes

  in the Employee Portal survey.

  NATURE APPEALS

  TO CZECHS AND

  ŠKODOVIANS ALIKE

  SURVEYS SHOW PUBLIC FINDS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

  MORE PRESSING THAN POLITICS

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  PRODUCTION

  SERIES PRODUCTION

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  SCALA SOP FACED TWO MAJOR CHALLENGES:

  NEW GENERATION OF INFOTAINMENT

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  

  

  

  EVA JAROŠOVÁ

  When ŠKODA AUTO

  revealed the model’s

  starting price, the

  authorised dealership

  network across the

  Czech Republic reported

  around 1,000 bookings

  for the SCALA.

  ROADSHOW FOR

  EMPLOYEES

  5 March will mark the start of the Geneva

  Motor Show, where the SCALA and the

  KAMIQ will be introduced. If you’re not

  planning a trip to Switzerland, check out the

  models close to your workplace and come to

  the SCALA and KAMIQ ROADSHOW! More

  details on the Employee Portal and in the

  ŠKODA Weekly.

  18–20 MARCH

  Mladá Boleslav, parking lots at M15,

  M3 and the Design villa in Česana

  21–22 MARCH

  Vrchlabí, parking lot at C1

  21–23 MARCH

  Kvasiny, parking lot at the Paint Shop

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  PRODUCTION

  SUCCESSFUL

  AFRICAN MISSION

  IT’S BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE ANOTHER

  CONTINENT WAS CONQUERED AND PRODUCTION

  WAS LAUNCHED IN RELIZANE, ALGERIA

  A

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  

  The factory and portfolio are

  growing

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  

  The right professionals

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  JANA SOJKOVÁ

  MYKOLA SLIUSAR

  PPF-M – ASSEMBLY

  PLANNING

  KAREL NEHASIL

  PPF-M –

  ASSEMBLY

  PLANNING

  Together with our co -workers

  from PF1 and GQM-1, we

  arrange the car assembly ramp -up

  directly in Relizane. We primarily

  prepare the necessary manufacturing

  technologies there, describe the

  technological procedures and train the

  local workers. When working at the

  line, we personally oversee the

  compliance with operating procedures.

  We have regular contact with

  the factory’s employees, and we

  provide them with information that is

  instrumental in achieving smooth car

  assembly. Meeting a dierent culture

  and mentality poses new challenges, but

  the current working team is not afraid of

  them and visits Algeria with gusto–

  because we always feel welcome.

  NIKITA DOBRYNIN

  PPS-A– FOREIGN

  PRODUCTION

  The VGR Kaluga and GAZ

  Nizhny Novgorod production

  plants will continue to be more

  associated with the concept of

  internationalisation. ŠKODA AUTO is

  already using these factories to meet

  the capacity requirements of our

  foreign trading partners and intends to

  continue with this strategy. In 2019, we

  will evaluate the possibilities of

  deploying other models produced in

  Russia– not only in Algeria but in other

  markets as well.

  11,000

  ŠKODA CARS

  PRODUCED AT THE

  SOVAC PLANT

  50,000

  CARS OF THE GROUP

  BRANDS (VW, ŠKODA,

  AUDI AND SEAT)

  EXCEPTIONAL

  PRODUCTION

  YEAR

  ŠKODA AUTO PRODUCED MORE

  CARS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

  THAN IN ANY OTHER YEAR IN

  ITS HISTORY

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  

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  ŠKODA AUTO IS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO DEVELOP PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMS

  THAT WILL MAKE TRIPS EASIER AND MORE COMFORTABLE FOR PASSENGERS

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  

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  Multiple functions in one

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  

  Smarter car

  

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  

  

  Voice assistant

  

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  

  

  

  

  

  RED

  CONNECTIVITY IN ŠKODA CARS

  2000

  First hands -free systems

  are built in the cars.

  Specifically, sets for Nokia

  6210i customisable with the

  facelift of the first -generation

  OCTAVIA.

  2004

  Connecting the hands -free set

  with a cable proved to be im-

  practical, and the phone hold-

  er got in the driver’s way on

  the dashboard, so Bluetooth

  technology was applied.

  2008

  Bluetooth allows for playing

  music from your mobile in the

  car’s speakers. The function

  is first made available in the

  second -generation SUPERB.

  2009

  Entertainment systems enable

  connecting devices other than

  a mobile with the Mitsumi

  connector and USB or iPod

  reduction cables.

  2012

  The non -standard Mitsumi

  connector and reduction cables

  to connect various sources are

  replaced with a standard USB,

  first installed in the RAPID.

  2014

  Perfect connection is supplied

  by the SmartGate and

  MirrorLink smart multimedia

  systems. The latter makes it

  possible to mirror the phone

  display onto the infotainment

  screen in the car.

  2015

  This model year brings a new

  generation of connectivity

  called SmartLink+. In addition

  to the MirrorLink and

  SmartGate, it now supports

  Apple CarPlay and Google

  AndroidAuto.

  2016

  The ŠKODA Connect system,

  which is launched in the

  KODIAQ, oers a whole

  new level of connectivity and

  makes it possible to control

  the car with your smartphone

  or smartwatch.

  2018

  The cars now integrate the

  ŠKODA Connect Alexa Skill

  app. It connects the Alexa

  Voice assistant with the

  ŠKODA Connect services,

  and you can control the car

  from home or remotely.

  CONNECTIVITY

  FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CONNECTIVITY IN ŠKODA CARS AT

  www.skoda-storyboard.com

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  Charging

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  

  Capacity

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  THE FIRST VEHICLES OF THE LEGENDARY OCTAVIA MODEL ROLLED OFF

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  

  Brand’s bestseller

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  RED

  In addition to the

  main ŠKODA plant

  in MladáBoleslav,

  the OCTAVIA also

  rolls o production

  lines in China, India,

  Russia, Kazakhstan

  and Algeria.

  AN UNUSUAL

  EXHIBIT

  THE LAURIN & KLEMENT W12

  AIRCRAFT ENGINE FROM 1926

  IS ON DISPLAY AT THE ŠKODA

  MUSEUM

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  FEBRUARY 2019 ŠKODA MOBIL 13

  FRIENDLY BEIJING

  AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THEY HAD PICKED UP BASIC CHINESE, GOT A CHINESE DRIVER’S LICENSE

  AND MADE SEVERAL NEW FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

  WE HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL TRIPS AROUND CHINA

  ALREADY. WE REALLY ENJOYED OUR STAY IN DATONG,

  A CITY WITH NUMEROUS SIGHTS. BUT WE DEFINITELY

  HAD THE GREATEST EXPERIENCES IN TIBET, WHERE

  YOU GET A BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE AND

  FRIENDLY PEOPLE. A HIGHLIGHT WAS THE SLEEPOVER

  IN A TENT AT A MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP.

  AT A ROUND TABLE

  People eat more vegetables than in

  our country, and local rice is much

  tastier than the kind that the Czech

  Republic imports. The style of

  serving food is very friendly people

  usually sit at a round table and share

  their meals. Chinese cuisine is not as

  filling and high in fat as ours. And the

  sweet and juicy fruit you can buy at

  a local market is hard to find in the

  Czech Republic.

  ART OF READING

  BETWEEN THE LINES

  None of us uses their mother tongue in daily

  communication, which complicates things

  a little. We simply need to be able to read

  between the lines. Moreover, most of our

  Chinese colleagues start their day later than

  us, which means they finish later, too. They

  make the most of their lunch breaks, enjoying

  their meals, going for walks or doing sports.

  SPEED OF

  CONSTRUCTION

  AND TECHNOLOGY

  Since we arrived, several new districts,

  streets, parks and motorways have been

  built here. The speed of construction in

  China is something we can only dream of

  in the Czech Republic. We were surprised

  by the rapid development of digital

  technology. It is normal for us to order

  services via mobile apps, and in the shops

  we pay only with our mobile phones.

  SPORTS

  AND MUSIC

  In our free time, we enjoy playing

  tennis, badminton and squash

  together, or we go to the gym.

  We all love music (ed.– they all

  play the piano, Paul also plays

  the violin, Janick the clarinet,

  and Timothy the flute). We have

  had the opportunity to support

  the Volkswagen Group China

  employee choir several times

  when they performed at charity

  events for kids from children’s

  homes held by VW China and

  Volkswagen China Investment Co.

  CONTRARY TO OUR EXPECTATIONS, WE DON’T HAVE TO

  WEAR BREATHING MASKS IN BEIJING ALL THE TIME BECAUSE

  POLLUTION HAS BEEN UNDER CONTROL SINCE WE ARRIVED.

  Paul Böhm

  BA – GENERAL PURCHASING

  Ellen Böhmová

  PLO – OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS

  BOTH CURRENTLY WORK FOR VW CHINA

  TOUR GUIDE

  An amazing experience from Datong was

  followed by a visit to Hengshan Hanging, an

  ancient monastery literally glued to a rock

  face. In Kunming, in the south of the country,

  you can enjoy views of natural wonders, rock

  towns and reservations. We can’t wait to

  continue exploring China’s attractions.

  They moved to China with their family at the beginning

  of 2014. Paul manages investment and service

  purchasing for all VW brands. Ellen studied for an,MBA,

  and since January 2018 she has been in charge of

  ŠKODA AUTO’s export logistics. She coordinates

  part and component delivery from China and South-

  -east Asia to Czech plants. Their sons, Janick (17) and

  Timothy (15), enjoy attending class at a British school,

  where the older one is currently preparing for his

  international baccalaureate exams.

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  řízení

  "Selective

  driving"

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  driving"

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  driving"

  AT A NEW ADDRESS

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  14 ŠKODA MOBIL FEBRUARY 2019

  MOTORSPORT

  ICY RALLY YIELDS

  SILVER MEDAL

  ALTHOUGH COMPETING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SWEDEN,

  THE FACTORY TEAM FINISHED SECOND IN THE WRC 2 CATEGORY

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  ŠTĚPÁN VORLÍČEK

  Did you know

  that…

  … the WRC 2 Pro category, first

  introduced at the Rally Monte

  Carlo, is the new WRC 2 category

  designated for factory teams?

  ŠKODA, Ford andCitroën have

  registered their works teams there.

  SEE THE RESULTS OF RALLY SWEDEN AND MONTE CARLO IN ALL CATEGORIES AT

  www.skoda-motorsport.com

  MICHAL

  HRABÁNEK

  DIRECTOR

  OF ŠKODA

  MOTORSPORT

  ŠKODA Motorsport has

  modified its strategy for 2019.

  Having sold more than 250

  FABIA R5s to our customers gives us

  a big responsibility to provide them

  with the best service possible. This is

  the reason why the customer

  programme is a priority this year.

  Furthermore, we will have two cars in

  selected rallies of the FIA WCR. Kalle

  Rovanperä andJonne Halttunen will

  compete in the WRC 2 Pro category.

  We will also see the reigning WRC 2

  world champions, Jan Kopecký and

  Pavel Dresler, take part in the Czech

  Rally Championship.